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Latest Lab Talk News in Brief: partnership, acquisition, collaboration, top appointments and awards
August 16, 2026
University Hospital Cologne has selected Celonic Group as its CDMO partner for process development and GMP manufacturing of a monoclonal antibody targeting Pseudomonas […]
A COA is only as strong as its source-record trail
August 16, 2026
A certificate of analysis is often treated as the end of a quality check. A PDF arrives, the reported value looks acceptable, and […]
Cleanroom differential pressure: a small value with a big impact
August 16, 2026
Pressure differentials inside cleanrooms are not large, Sean Murphy explains, with most set between 5-15 Pascal. However, maintaining that differential is a critical […]
CN Bio receives £180k to develop alternative to animal pharmacokinetic studies
August 16, 2026
CN Bio has received £180k in Innovate UK funding to develop a human-relevant approach to studying how potential drugs are absorbed, processed and […]
A level results show continued STEM growth, but gender gap remains
August 16, 2026
A level results published today point to continued strong interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, with more than one million results awarded […]
Jisc expands support for university research commercialisation
August 16, 2026
Jisc has expanded its support for research commercialisation and knowledge exchange through a new agreement designed to help universities identify and develop industry […]
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Latest Lab Talk News in Brief: partnership, acquisition, collaboration, top appointments and awards
August 16, 2026
University Hospital Cologne has selected Celonic Group as its CDMO partner for process development and GMP manufacturing of a monoclonal antibody targeting Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The programme is being developed with the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) and aims to advance a potential treatment for severe hospital-acquired infections associated with the pathogen. The project is […]
CN Bio receives £180k to develop alternative to animal pharmacokinetic studies
August 16, 2026
CN Bio has received £180k in Innovate UK funding to develop a human-relevant approach to studying how potential drugs are absorbed, processed and cleared by the body. The project, delivered in partnership with the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research, will explore a workflow combining data from organ-on-a-chip systems […]
A level results show continued STEM growth, but gender gap remains
August 16, 2026
A level results published today point to continued strong interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, with more than one million results awarded across A levels, AS Levels and T Levels. The number of A level entries rose slightly this year, reflecting growth in the UK’s 18-year-old population, while mathematics retained its position as the […]
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A COA is only as strong as its source-record trail
August 16, 2026
A certificate of analysis is often treated as the end of a quality check. A PDF arrives, the reported value looks acceptable, and the document is filed with the purchase record. That may be enough to complete a procurement task, but it is not enough to preserve a defensible laboratory record, advises Samuel Desjardins. The […]
Cleanroom differential pressure: a small value with a big impact
August 16, 2026
Pressure differentials inside cleanrooms are not large, Sean Murphy explains, with most set between 5-15 Pascal. However, maintaining that differential is a critical part of the overall cleanroom contamination control strategy… These small pressure differences help air move in the right direction; separate cleaner areas from areas with higher contamination risk and help organisations demonstrate […]
Small and busy: Lessons in layout discipline
August 8, 2026
It’s back to basics in the overstretched school laboratory. Maybe this could teach the rest of us something about first principles? When laboratory design is discussed, attention often gravitates towards major capital projects, research campuses and high-specification facilities. Yet some of the most instructive lessons in laboratory layout can be found in a far less […]
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Nearly 300 lab equipment lots from former Haleon site go under the hammer
August 8, 2026
A total of 273 lots of laboratory and pilot manufacturing equipment from the former Haleon (GSK) Toothpaste Factory in Maidenhead goes under the hammer this month. Auctioneer BTG Eddisons is handling the online sale which is due to end on 20 August at 1pm. Viewing is available by appointment at the factory site in Norreys […]
Late-model analytical and pharmaceutical lab equipment on the market
August 2, 2026
Apex Auctions has a strong selection of late-model laboratory and pharmaceutical R&D equipment currently available, offering labs a chance to acquire high-spec analytical and processing kit without the wait or cost of new builds. At the core is a 2019 Thermo Scientific Dionex Ultimate 3000 RSLCnano modular UHPLC system, a high-performance liquid chromatography platform widely […]
An alternative solution to rotary evaporators for solvent evaporation
June 23, 2026
Concentrators (nitrogen blowdown concentrators) are increasingly used as an alternative to rotary evaporators because they evaporate solvents quickly while saving valuable laboratory space. Evaporation is accelerated by lowering the solvent’s partial vapour pressure above the liquid surface. These systems use either a heated water bath or dry block heating with programmable temperatures, combined with a […]
